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Inbound Logistics | Automotive Logistics – Page 9
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NewsFlooding in Brazil disables automotive supply and production
Floods in the state of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil have hit production at ten automotive manufacturers and a large network of suppliers, with plants and transport routes still out of action
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NewsLufthansa Cargo starts Frankfurt to Monterrey air-freight service
From June 3 Lufthansa Cargo is offering a connection from its home hub in Frankfurt, Germany to Monterrey in Mexico, via Mexico City, the first European cargo airline to connect Europe with Monterrey.
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NewsDrewes prepares to take over as CEO at Hellmann Worldwide Logistics
Jens Drewes will take over as CEO of Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in June, replacing Reiner Heiken, who is retiring from the logistics provider
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NewsBMW localising battery supply for Neue Klasse in Mexico
BMW Group has started construction of a battery manufacturing facility next to its San Luis Potosi plant in Mexico to safeguard Neue Klass production in 2027 and cut transport emissions
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NewsDanny Auerswald returns to VW Saxony to oversee technology and logistics
Danny Auerswald will take over as managing director of VW Saxony, a role that includes leadership of technology and logistics at the Zwickau, Chemnitz and Dresden plants
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NewsRed Sea crisis resurrects China-Europe rail freight transit through Russia
State-owned Russian Railways says its expects cargo flows to rise by 30-40% this year against last year’s volumes, based on a healthy Q1
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NewsMercedes-Benz Trucks continues to electrify inbound deliveries
Große-Vehne Speditions is deploying two battery-electric eActros 300 semitrailer tractor units from Mercedes-Benz Trucks for transporting car engines to the truckmaker’s Sindelfingen plant
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NewsCanada rail faces strike action
After six months of negotiating, the union and the railways have come to an impasse
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NewsVolvo Cars promotes Francesca Gamboni to chief supply chain officer
Francesca Gamboni is now chief supply chain officer, and will have combined oversight of procurement, logistics and manufacturing, as Javier Varela leaves the OEM to join Rivian
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NewsPorsche using electric and biogas trucks for parts moves
Porsche is using six new electric trucks alongside its existing fleet of biofuel units for the transport of parts between its plants in Germany
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NewsDHL Supply Chain shakes up its global leadership team
Patrick Kelleher is to become CEO of DHL Supply Chain North America, replacing Scott Sureddin, and Markus Voss becomes global chief development officer, among other moves
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NewsUzbekistan aims to become regional automotive superpower with BYD contract
Uzavtosanoat has signed a deal with BYD to assemble electric vehicles from from complete knockdown kits and produce 500,000 of them a year
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NewsRyder opens second US-Mexico border logistics facility in El Paso
Ryder opened a warehouse and crossdock in Laredo in February.
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NewsDHL Freight deploys eActros trucks from Mercedes-Benz
DHL Freight is using eActros 300 electric trucks (etrucks) at two sites in Germany, including for deliveries of parts to the Mercedes-Benz axle plant in Kassel
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NewsEnergy crunch eases to benefit European automotive parts sector
Lower energy prices in 2023 have been shown to be a key factor in helping to control operational costs for parts makers in Europe
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NewsDFDS in agreement to buy Ekol Logistics’ transport network
DFDS is expanding its multimodal transport network between Turkey and Europe with the buyout of Ekol Logistics’ international transport network
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NewsVitesco Technologies signs DHL Supply Chain as lead logistics provider in Europe
Continental powertrain spin-off Vitesco Technologies has contracted DHL Supply Chain as a lead logistics provider for its 12 production plants in Europe
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NewsRestrictions tighten on Chinese semiconductor firms
The US has been increasing pressure on countries in Europe, such as Germany and the Netherlands, as well as South Korea and Japan, to restrict trade with Chinese firms
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NewsAudi switches parts cargo to intermodal service with Helrom and Duvenbeck
Audi is working with Helrom and Duvenbeck on an intermodal trailer-to-train service between its plants in Germany and Hungary
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AnalysisGlobal and European vehicle production and the impacts on logistics
Following years of deep disruption in the automotive production and logistics supply chain, S&P Global Mobility’s head of global vehicle forecasting outlines what the next months and years will look like for the industry.